It only takes a moment; the ups and downs of earthquakes
Seismic metaphors, or seismic as metaphor? Seismic, a word that geologists and geophysicists traditionally thought was reserved for their use, […]
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Class 5; The falls and cataracts of Li Phi, southern Laos
I am of a generation that, at mention of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, I recall images of intense conflict, thankfully
Ediacara; Welcome to the revolutionary world of animals
Mistaken Point on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland (Canada) acquired its unfortunate reputation by fooling mariners. In a celebration of
A Watery Mars; Canals, a duped radio audience, and geological excursions
Deceptive news is the art of pulling wool over the eyes of the populace, a tool (recently resurrected by certain
Sand dunes but no beach; a Martian breeze
When James Hutton in 1785 presented to the Royal Society of Edinburgh his ideas on the uniformity of earth processes (over
Comets; portents of doom or icy bits of space jetsam?
Omens, God’s wrath, or just plain misfortune; comets were seen by our Medieval forebears as a disturbance in the natural
Striped oceans and drifting continents
Continental Drift was the leading hypothesis for continental aggregation, prior to plate tectonics German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, in a fit
When North becomes South; The flip-side of earth’s magnetic field
Earth’s magnetic field is on the move – so too is magnetic North! Constancy in life is a comforting, if
Terroir-as
Among wine drinkers, the term Terroir can invoke glazed expressions, or in real enthusiasts an opportunity to wax lyrical about
Darwin Day, with apologies to Abraham Lincoln
February 12 is Darwin Day. On this day in 1809 Abraham Lincoln was also born. Lincoln rose from his humble